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Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing

… Image Image Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing March 27, … embellishments. The portfolio was shot in the fall of 2021 on Nebraska models at founder and designer Rachelle Hruska … about Willa Cather through school-assigned readings of O Pioneers! and My Ántonia . But, it wasn’t until later, as a …
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Student Scholarships Awarded

… Student Scholarships Awarded June 20, 2022 The National Willa Cather … by her ample bequest supports young women seeking higher education. Antonette Turner generously established both the … assists Webster County students pursuing secondary education or agricultural degrees. Scholarships awarded …
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Student and Educator Scholarships Awarded

… Student and Educator Scholarships Awarded July 20, 2021 Student Scholarship … by her ample bequest supports young women seeking higher education. Antonette Turner generously established both the … assists Webster County students pursuing secondary education or agricultural degrees. Scholarships awarded …
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2021 Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year: Angela Duca

… volunteer," National Willa Cather Center executive director Ashley Olson said. "We're grateful that she continues to give her …
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Career Opportunity for a Program Associate

… for a Program Associate November 4, 2020 The Willa Cather Foundation seeks an outgoing and enthusiastic individual who … sales, expenditures, and other transactions  Create basic support documents for events (programs, posters, postcards) … and Curatorial Essential Functions: Provide frontline support as a tour guide during peak season Hang art …
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Career Opportunity for a Finance & Administration Coordinator

… Coordinator November 4, 2020 The Willa Cather Foundation seeks an organized and detail-oriented individual … oversee financial transactions and provide administrative support in a busy nonprofit environment. This position will work closely with the Executive Director and support the entire team in fulfillment of the organization’s …
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Couple Donates Beloved Allan Tubach Painting

… Image Couple Donates Beloved Allan Tubach Painting December 16, 2020 A recent gift of the painting Willa’s Windows , by … about prairie life. My favorites are My Ántonia and The Song of the Lark .” A few years ago, Ruth Keene, a member of our Board …
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Ardis Yost’s Chocolate Sheet Cake & Frosting

… from our cookbook, At Willa Cather's Tables: The Cather Foundation Cookbook [2010: edited by Ann Romines]. This recipe is easy to make and yields a rich and delicious chocolate cake in no time—and children love to help make … is fairly thick. Frost cake while it is still warm, about 10 minutes after baking. — Ardis Grace Mullen Yost, …
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In Memoriam: Lucia Woods Lindley (1937-2020) — Friend, Photographer, and Philanthropist

… effort with her friend and Cather scholar Bernice Slote. Ashley Olson, executive director, initially met Woods Lindley at a … everyone involved to take things to the next level,” Olson added. “I have missed her phone calls, complete with …
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Volunteer Profiles: Don & Teri Theobald

… events. What are your favorite Willa Cather novels? The Song of the Lark and  My Antonia .   If you were to tell someone who had …
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